Jones County, IA has a population of 20,481 people with a median age of 43.8 and a median household income of $55,507. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Jones County, IA declined from 20,560 to 20,481, a 0.38% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,060 to $55,507, a 0.81% increase.

The population of Jones County, IA is 94.6%White, 2.03%Black, and 1.66%Hispanic. 2.67% of the people in Jones County, IA speak a non-English language, and 98.9% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Jones County, IA is $130,300, and the homeownership rate is 76.4%. Most people in Jones County, IA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Jones County, IA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jones County, IA is $55,507. Males in Jones County, IA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $40,536. The income inequality of Jones County, IA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.399 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Jones County, IA have a median annual income of $55,507, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Jones County, IA compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Jones County, IA was Census Tract 701 with a value of $70,902, followed by Census Tract 705 and Census Tract 706, with respective values of $56,393 and $52,823.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Jones County, IA colored by their Median Household Income.

10.6% of the population in Jones County, IA (19,126 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 45-54 and then Female 75+.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jones County, IA is White, followed by Asian and Two or more races.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Jones County, IA declined at a rate of 2.91%, from 9,815 employees to 9,529 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jones County, IA, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jones County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Jones County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Jones County, IA. In Jones County, IA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 44 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,030. Wapello County, IA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Iowa.

The closest comparable data for the county of Jones County, IA is from the public use microdata area of Clinton, Muscatine, Jones & Cedar Counties PUMA, IA.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Jones County, IA residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Iowa. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Jones County, IA were $9,030 in 2014, but $8,918 in 2013. These numbers represent a 1.26% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Jones County, IA are $$558 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Jones County, IA compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Jones County, IA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 260 eye exams, 300 hemoglobin tests, and 278 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 247 women in Jones County, IA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 177 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Wapello County, IA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 12.8%, the highest value of any county in Iowa. This represents a 18.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Iowa colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Pottawattamie County, IA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 19.5%, the highest value of any county in Iowa. This represents a 1.04% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 19.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Iowa colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Wapello County, IA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 4, the highest rate of any county in Iowa. This represents a N/A from the previous year, which had a value of N/A.

The following map shows all of the counties in Iowa colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Jones County, IA is home to a population of 20,481 people, from which 98.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Jones County, IA is composed of 19,374White residents (94.6%), 415Black residents (2.03%), 340Hispanic residents (1.66%), 138Two+ residents (0.67%), and 110Native residents (0.54%). The most common foreign languages in Jones County, IA are Spanish (330 speakers), Vietnamese (47 speakers), and German (44 speakers), but compared to other places, Jones County, IA has a relative high number of German (44 speakers), Vietnamese (47 speakers), and Polish (14 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Jones County, IA was 43.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 44, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39.2. But people in Jones County, IA are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Jones County, IA residents was 43.2.

As of 2016, 98.9% of Jones County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Jones County, IA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jones County, IA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 46.7 times more White residents (19,374 people) in Jones County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 415Black and 340Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Jones County, IA as a share of the total population.

504 of Jones County, IA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Jones County, IA was Spanish. 1.61% of the overall population of Jones County, IA are native Spanish speakers. 0.23% speak Vietnamese and 0.21% speak German, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Jones County, IA has a relatively high number of residents that are native German speakers. In 2015, there were 44 native German speakers living in Jones County, IA, approximately 0.68 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Jones County, IA awarded 34 degrees. The student population of Jones County, IA is skewed towards females, with 3 male students and 31 female students. Most students in Jones County, IA are White (33 and 97.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 2.94%), Two or more races (0 and N/A), and American Indian (0 and N/A). The largest universities in Jones County, IA by number of graduates are Carlson College of Massage Therapy (34 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Jones County, IA are Massage Therapy (34 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The median tuition costs in Jones County, IA are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jones County, IA was Massage Therapy with 34 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Jones County, IA has a relatively high number of students obtaining a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate in Massage Therapy. In 2015, there were 34 graduates, which is approximately 10.16 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Massage Therapy degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Jones County, IA according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Jones County, IA were White. These 33 graduates mean that there were 33 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 graduates.

The median property value in Jones County, IA is $130,300, which is 0.64 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $129,300 to $130,300, a 0.77% increase. The homeownership rate of Jones County, IA is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Jones County, IA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Jones County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,507

Median Household Income

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8,244

Number of Households

±185

In 2016, the median household income of the 8,244 households in Jones County, IA grew to $55,507 from the previous year's value of $55,060.

The following chart displays the households in Jones County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Jones County, IA grew to $130,300 from the previous year's value of $129,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Jones County, IA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jones County, IA the largest share of households have a property value in the $150k-$175k range.

This chart shows the households in Jones County, IA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jones County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Jones County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jones County, IA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Jones County, IA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 2.81% of the workforce in Jones County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Jones County, IA compared to its parent geographies.